Simulation Platforms Engineering Lead

Front Door Defense; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Senior Software Engineering Manager for Simulation Platforms to modernize a secure, distributed simulation platform used in multi-domain defense. You will lead a growing team, define the technical direction with the Chief Engineer, and partner with government and defense agencies to deliver robust modular architectures.

The role requires 5+ years of leadership in software engineering, hands-on development, and experience in secure environments, plus

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Top Secret (TS) security clearance.
• 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams.
• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience with complex systems.
• Experience developing within secure, classified, or air-gapped environments.
• Experience partnering with business development teams or government contracts.
• Proven ability to manage customer expectations and negotiate technical delivery paths.

Responsibilities

• Grow, mentor, and scale the engineering team significantly, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Partner with the Chief Engineer to define technical direction and modernize architectures.
• Maintain relationships with government-owned simulation environments and defense agencies.
• Collaborate with business development to identify opportunities and lead technical proposals.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Team management

Software development

Secure environments

Business development collaboration

Customer expectation management

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, seeks a Senior Software Engineering Manager for Simulation Platforms to modernize a secure, distributed simulation platform used in multi-domain defense. You will lead a growing team, define the technical direction with the Chief Engineer, and partner with government and defense agencies to deliver robust modular architectures.

The role requires 5+ years of leadership in software engineering, hands-on development, and experience in secure environments, plus